General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Developing Country NGO |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
| If yes, please enter your registration number: |
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| Organization Type - Primary: |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: |
Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: |
OneVoice South Africa is a vibrant and unique non-governmental organisation, which uses innovative and creative ways of actively involving young people in HIV and TB prevention. Our programme is appealing to young people because is provides them with a platform to discuss and address HIV and AIDS, TB, life skills, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender and human rights.
We became interested in TB during the second half of 2011, when we realised that it was no longer possible to address either the HIV, or the TB epidemics, in isolation. If we were are to support our target audience (young people, 13-19 years) with the right information for them to understand what choices and behaviours place them at risk, then they can best protect themselves or manage critical health and lifestyle situations.
As a result of this realisation, we have now integrated TB throughout our prevention programme - and are actively supporting young people in becoming their own TB advocates skilled at detecting TB early and accessing TB services to get screened and tested. |
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| Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: |
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Other Organization Information |
| Total number of staff in your organization: |
11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
0 |
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| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Attendance at a TB related event |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: |
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| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Information on developments within the TB world |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: |
Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: |
| We are implementing a schools programme which has been developed in support of the national response to HIV and TB. We are also currently implementing an early TB detection pilot with the South African Medical Research Council's, TB Bio-Medical Research Unit. This pilot project and its aims were presented to the provincial department of health, and the schools programme in its entirety has been endorsed by the provincial department of education. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
South Africa |
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
South Africa
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